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US Treasury Secretary: 'America has seized $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets'
Bessent said the seizure is part of Operation Economic Fury, which he said has cut off Iran’s financial lifelines and pushed its economy toward crisis.
- On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that U.S. authorities have seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets, stating officials "outright grabbed the wallets" as part of Operation Economic Fury.
- Launched in March 2025, Operation Economic Fury targets Tehran's sanctions-evasion networks that previously siphoned an estimated $400 million to $500 million monthly through cryptocurrency channels.
- Bessent stated the seized funds are held for terrorism victims and the Iranian people, while asserting financial pressure has left the regime in "crisis," with 40% to 50% of troops reportedly unpaid.
- Alongside cryptocurrency seizures, U.S. service members enforce a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, with Bessent praising young personnel: "They've done an incredible job," he told FOX Business.
- Treasury officials plan further forfeiture actions against Iranian assets, reinforcing the administration's doctrine that "economic security is national security" and reducing dangerous overdependence on foreign adversaries.
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